redtrader74 wrote:The impression i got from Rafas interviews was that SG wasn't following instructions. Shocking as it may have been, if a player is too involved in the game to do as he is told then subbing is the managers perogative, whoever he is.
I very much doubt in the middle of a derby that Rafa is thinking 'i'll take SG off, that'll show the media'. Everyone knows he is close to being diagnosed with OCD with the amount he thinks about a game, so it would be out of character for him to substitute a player for vindictive reasons.
As i have said i personally would have hauled off Momo, but the managers the expert, and lets not forget Leivas' contribution in setting up an excellent chance for Voronin and shot which won the penalty. Its strange that even after a win against the blues Rafa is still getting grief, fck me what if we drew? Had the substitution been anyone but SG, it would have ben called inspired.
Yes, that was my view, put in a decent english.
About your second paragraph, my point wasn't that Rafa was trying to make a point to the media. My point was that rafa, exactly as he should, is completely ignoring the media as if they weren't there, and taking the decissions he thinks it's right. That's the proper thing to do. The ones who have to cope with the pressure are the owners. If they are not happy with Rafa, let them sack him and put an antirotationist or an ex player. If they are happy, they must let him work. It's as simple as that.
I'd be worried if we had a manager that change his ideas because some people write articles